Posts Tagged global warming

Arabidopsis thaliana, a common mustard weed across the Northern Hemisphere. Image: Flickr/BlueRidgeKitties Can Epigentics Help Crops Adapt to Climate Change? Biologists are studying whether genes could be switched on and off in plants depending on climatic conditions By Tiffany […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

By mid-century, open water vessels (blue) could navigate above both Russia and Canada, while reinforced vessels could go straight across the pole. North Pole may be open enough for reinforced shipping by mid-century Northwest Passage, Russian coastal routes will […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Permafrost: The Tipping Time Bomb — Yale Climate Forum Published on Feb 28, 2013 by Yale Climate Forum One of the most feared of climate change “feedbacks” is the potential release of greenhouse gases by melting arctic permafrost soils. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

The idea behind solar geoengineering is to constantly replenish a layer of small particles in the stratosphere, mimicking this volcanic aftermath and scattering sunlight back to space. Geoengineering by coalition by Staff Writers Washington DC (SPX) Feb 26, 2013 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

A typical BECCS system converts woody biomass, grass and other vegetation into electricity, chemical products or fuels, such as ethanol. CO2 emissions released during the process are captured and stored. The technology can be used in power plants, paper mills, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Len Rosen’s blog › Energy Update: Keystone is a Drop in the CO2 Bucket List Posted on February 18, 2013 Subjects: Earth, Energy This morning it was hard not to notice the coverage on Keystone in light of the Sunday […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…